Maps of Boston

Here are two maps of Boston. I might include some text here about this set of maps.

Interactive Map

This interactive map shows the percentage of households countywide with children as a proportion of the total count of households in Suffolk county: * demonstrates the following skills: Displaying data on an interactive map

Zonal Aggregation Map

##Map #1 shows the trees within 500 meters of schools across the city of Boston. It also notes the percentage of total trees within 500 meters of all school: * demonstrates the following skills: Calculating and displaying relationships among point and polygon layers based on distance

##Map #2 Boston Tree and Schools Map#2 shows the count of schools per community area in Boston: *demonstrates aggregating points to a polygon

Accessibility

This map shows accessibility based on a distance-decay function of the walking time to the nearest transit stop. It demonstrates the following skills:

  • Displaying multiple vector layers on the same map
  • Calculating and displaying accessibility, based on travel time
  • Displaying raster data on a map

Maps of East Boston

Here is a historical map of East Boston with current boundaries and highway overlaid: * Geo-referencing a raster image